Duckworth Is Not A Duck: Uncle Scrooge's Canine Butler

In 1987, Disney's DuckTales debuted, bringing the world of Uncle Scrooge comics to life on television.  One of the characters created for the show was Duckworth (voiced by Chuck McCann), Scrooge's butler, based on other butler characters from the comics.  One of the maddening things about the show for me was that Duckworth was clearly not a duck, but a dog.  Duckworth definitely carried a chip on his shoulder, and had some of the best lines of the show.  My favorite was this sassy line to Scrooge McDuck, who is famous for swimming in his money bin: "Swimming in water?  Oh dear, what will you ducks think of next?"

For the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, Duckworth became an obsession with Disney fans when the show first debuted.  It seemed that the character was not included in the series, but in fact he was always in the show's intro, but in disguise.  In this new version, Duckworth (now voiced by David Kaye) was Scrooge's deceased butler.  The ghost of Duckworth returned to the mansion and showed off a scary, sinister looking identity that has always been in the show's main title animation.

In the world of TV Tropes, Duckworth is a 1) Non-Indicative Name  2)Ghost Butler  3)Hellhound.

I decided to make Duckworth out of rocks and shells.  I also wanted to include his different identities.  So here's mortal Duckworth, ghost Duckworth, and demon Duckworth.

How To Train Your Disney Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragons are cool, and it looks like Disney finally made one into a character on the new version of DuckTales.  At least, I think he is a Komodo Dragon.  The reptile in question is wrestler named Jormungandr and appears in the episode "The Rumble for Ragnarok."  It is fitting that I made a statue of him using rocks and shells.  This particular episode hasn't even debuted as I type this, but I thought the character was an impressive new addition to the world of DuckTales.

UPDATE: So the episode aired today and it turns out that Jormungandr is a snake with legs and arms.  So, not a Komodo Dragon, even though it looks like one.

Rockabilly Astro Boyd Biker Hog: Insane Anime Clown Piggy

Astro B.O.Y.D.!, the newest episode of Disney's DuckTales animated series, took place in Japan.  Among the new characters introduced in this episode was Clown, a biker pig with a giant pompadour.  Clown wears a scary clown helmet that somehow does not ruin his perfect hair.  I decided to build a figure of Clown using rocks and shells.

The Astro B.O.Y.D. episode features a ton of Anime Easter Eggs, including characters inspired by Lupin III and Sailor Moon.  I don't know if Clown is influenced by any particular Japanese character, or maybe just the popularity of Pompadours and Rockabilly in Japan.

Clown's helmet is a smooth, round rock that doubles as a support structure for the figure.

Clown is one bad hog.  It is hilarious to me that he is a pig with huge pectoral muscles.